Justin: Hello and welcome to EVERYONE:SPARTA!Justin:We are going to be telling you all about Sparta and that they were as feirce as a lion . Let’s get started. Here’s Dylan.
Dylan: Thank you Justin. I’m going to be telling you about the life in Sparta. If you were born as a boy you would be spending most of your time in military,but the slaves would be at your house fishing, working at the fields, sailing, hunting, or trading.
Lane: You forgot to say sometimes the guys would go to the Olympics. They would have drinking party’s, wrestle, or horse back riding. Now here comes Zach.
·Zach:What was a helot? oA slave in ancient Sparta. ·Why were they important to the Spartans? oBecause the Spartans wanted to have a strong army they needed helots to do the farming and taking care of the work. ·Why were the Spartans nervous? oThey were nervous because they thought the helots could overthrow the Spartans. Now here is lane. LANE: Oligarchy – a type of government that is a small group of citizen that have all the power.The aristocrats were the people with all the power. Say hello to Alex. Alex:What is the difference between Athens and Sparta? Well I’m about to tell you. The difference between Sparta and Athens is….. ·All Sparta wanted to do was fight. Fight Fight Fight. ·Unlike Athens all they did was be smart they weren’t as powerful as Sparta but they were way smarter. ·But Sparta beet Athens in a war GO SPARTA! Dylan:That is absolutely true Alex. And that’s so weird because doesn’t that mean Sparta was dumb. Alex:Kind of but Athens didn’t think of strength and power like Sparta. D&A:Now here’s Justin.
Justin: Finally, it’s my turn. Now I am going to tell you about the Peloponnesian War. The Peloponnesian War lasted for 28 years.
Alex: Wow that’s a really long time!
Justin: The war was pretty even. Athens ruled the sea, but Sparta ruled the lands. Sparta had Athens under siege, plague in Athens, and Athens surrendered because of this!Now we are going to be telling you about Alexander the Great because he was the greatest person of all.
· Zach: What was a helot?
o A slave in ancient Sparta.
· Why were they important to the Spartans?
o Because the Spartans wanted to have a strong army they needed helots to do the farming and taking care of the work.
· Why were the Spartans nervous?
o They were nervous because they thought the helots could overthrow the Spartans. Now here is lane.
LANE: Oligarchy – a type of government that is a small group of citizen that have all the power. The aristocrats were the people with all the power. Say hello to Alex.
Alex: What is the difference between Athens and Sparta? Well I’m about to tell you.
The difference between Sparta and Athens is…..
· All Sparta wanted to do was fight. Fight Fight Fight.
· Unlike Athens all they did was be smart they weren’t as powerful as Sparta but they were way smarter.
· But Sparta beet Athens in a war GO SPARTA!
Dylan: That is absolutely true Alex. And that’s so weird because doesn’t that mean Sparta was dumb.
Alex: Kind of but Athens didn’t think of strength and power like Sparta.
D&A: Now here’s Justin.